DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

• Operates machine presses to finish parts that can be pressed flat and completes other parts by pressing with hand iron.
• Finishes pleated garments, determining size of pleat from evidence of old pleat or from work order, using machine press or hand iron.
• Inserts heated metal form into tie and touches up rough places with hand iron.
• Presses ties on small pressing machine.
• Finishes parts difficult to reach, such as flounces, by fitting parts over puff irons.
• Finishes velvet garments by steaming them on buck of hot-head press or steamtable, and brushing pile (nap) with handbrush.
• Finishes fancy garments with hand iron to produce high quality finishes which cannot be obtained on machine presses.
• Activates pressing machine to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or shape, form, or patch articles.
• Selects, installs, and adjusts machine components, including pressing forms, rollers, and guides, according to pressing instructions, using hoist and hand tools.
• Removes finished pieces from pressing machine and hangs or stacks for cooling, or forwards for additional processing.
• Moistens materials to soften and smoothes and straightens materials with hands, to prepare for machine pressing.
• Presses materials, such as garments, drapes, and slipcovers, using hand iron.
• Cleans and maintains pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
• Hangs, folds, packages, and tags finished articles for delivery to customer.
• Applies cleaning solvents, and brushes materials made of suede, leather, and felt, to remove spots, and raise and smooth nap.
• Shrinks, stretches, or blocks articles by hand, to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
• Sews end of new material to leader or to end of material in pressing machine, using sewing machine.
• Examines and measures finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices, including tape measure and micrometer.
• Positions materials, such as cloth garments, felt, or straw on table, die, or feeding mechanism of pressing machine.
• Lowers iron, ram, or pressing head of machine into position over material to be pressed.
• Activates and adjusts machine controls to regulate temperature and pressure of rollers, ironing shoe, or plates, according to specifications.
• Pushes and pulls iron over surface of article, according to type of fabric.
• Adjusts temperature of iron, according to fabric type, and uses covering cloths to prevent scorching or sheen on delicate fabrics.
• Fits odd-shaped pieces which cannot be pressed flat over puff iron.
• Places article in position on ironing board or worktable.
• Sprays water over fabric to soften fibers when not using steam iron.
• Pins, folds, and hangs article after pressing.
• Measures fabric to specifications, cuts uneven edges with shears, folds material, and presses with iron to form heading.
• Smoothes and shapes fabric prior to pressing.